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TDM - Vancouver Experiences

Strategic Transportation Planning, Sustainability Group

TDM - Vancouver ExperienceOctober 21st

ACT TDM Summit 2008Jo Yee Yung FungStrategic Transportation Planning, Sustainability Group



Overview• Context• Initiatives• Lessons Learned



Context• Location• Mode Share



Population: Metro Vancouver 2.2 M, City of Vancouver 600,000

Vancouver

City



• Trips to and within the rest ofthe Metro Vancouver (24 hrs)

Walk8%~9%

Transit5%~6%

VehicleDriver

66%~68%

Bike1%

Vehicle Passenger16%~17%



•

Walk16%~17%

Transit17%~18%

VehicleDriver

49%~51%

Bike3%

Vehicle Passenger12%~13%

Trips to and within Vancouver (24 hrs)



• Trips to and within Downtown (24 hrs)

Walk25%~29%

VehicleDriver

27%~32%Bike

2%~3%Transit

27%~32%

VehiclePassenger7%~10%



• Trips within Downtown (24 hrs)

Walk60%~69%

Transit8%~14%

Vehicle Driver7%~13%

Bike1%~5%

VehiclePassenger6%~11%



Vehicles entering/leaving the City in a 24 hr period

360

370

380

390

400

410

420

430

440

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Year

Num

ber o

f Veh

icle

s ('00

0s)

City - inboundCity - outbound

Note: Data for 2001 and 2002 was not available and has been extrapolated.Source: City of Vancouver Annual Cordon Count Program



Major contributors are…• Land Use Initiatives

– Walking– Transit

• Transportation Initiatives– Cycling– Parking Management



• Land Use Initiatives– Increase density and mixed-use– Increase population in Downtown and

Neighborhood Centers– EcoDensity– Green Building Strategy



• COV Transportation Initiatives– Transit– Cycling Infrastructures– Transportation Policy– Parking Bylaw– Development Approval Process



• Transit– More bus capacity– More rapid transit capacity– U-Pass– Community Shuttle– Streetcar



• Transportation Policy (1997)– Walking, Cycling, Transit, Goods

Movement, Passenger Vehicles.– No additional arterial vehicle capacity.– New transportation growth will be

accommodated primary by transit.– Reduce commercial parking requirements.



• Bicycle Infrastructure– Planned 240 km (180 km completed)– Fastest growing modes, 180% (1994-

2004)– 2,700 cyclist during AM Peak Hour

• 50 to 60 fully loaded transit buses• Two or three congested traffic lanes



• Parking Bylaw – on-going modifications!– Bicycle Parking Requirement (1995, 2008)

• Enhanced Class A and B requirements• Required e-Bike Plug-in

– DRAFT Parking Policy (2009)• Lower minimum and maximum• Car-sharing• Payment-in-lieu• E-vehicle Plug-in



• Development Approval Process– Community Amenity Contributions– Development Cost Levy– Traffic Impact Study Guidelines– Parking Bylaw– Bicycle Advisory Committee Review– TDM Plan required for institutions and

large non-residential developments.



• Lessons Learned– Land Use supports walking/cycling/transit– Potential reduction of non-residential parking – Prioritize pedestrian and cyclist movement– Local (versus centralized) amenities to

support walking and cycling– Increase transit options– Require car-sharing for all major residential

developments



Thank you!http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transport/

Jo Yee Yung FungP.Eng., M.Eng.

[email protected]

http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transport/

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